A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
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The South Zone team will face the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match at Vadodara from October 20 to 23.
Delhi Giants rode on a blazing 53 from Abbas Ali to snatch a nail-biting one-run win over fancied Hyderabad Heroes, who lost four batsmen to run-outs, in the ICL Twenty20 match at the Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula, Haryana, on Saturday night. Chasing 145, Heroes needed 16 runs in the final over and six of the last ball, but despite Anirudh Singh scoring a six and boundary off the last two balls they could only muster 143 for 6.
Sreeleela will star in the actor's 12th film, tentatively titled VD 12, and he posted pictures from its pooja ceremony.
While Hollywood attended the Oscars on Sunday night, film folk back home were busy getting glam for the Zee Cine Awards in Mumbai.
Former India player Hemang Badani cracked an unbeaten 88 to help Chennai Superstars score a two-wicket win over Hyderabad Heroes in their second match of the six-team Indian Cricket League domestic 50-over-a-side one day cricket tournament at the Mayajaal grounds in Chennai on Monday
In Agartala, the Group A match between Mumbai and Tripura ended in a draw with the reigning champions earning three points by virtue of the first-innings lead.
Amit Singh claimed three wickets for 30 runs and Ashraf Makada took 3 for 39 as Hyderabad were bowled out for 205.
Hyderabad could only add 151 runs to their overnight total and folded for 385 in the first innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division Group 'B' match against Maharashtra.
The second day's play in the Ranji Trophy four-day Elite Division Group B match between Hyderabad and Maharashtra was not possible on Friday because of overnight rain.
Hyderabad beat Services by an innings and 138 runs with a day to spare to notch up full five points in the Elite Group 'B' Ranji Trophy match.
'Chup karo! Doh bacchon ki maa hain woh!! Ha ha.'
Uttar Pradesh need just 143 runs for a victory after they bundled out hosts Hyderabad for 221 in the second innings on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy Elite 'B' group match.
Hosts Hyderabad amassed 323 for 7 against Rajasthan on opening day of the Elite 'B' Ranji Trophy match.
Haryana all-rounder Jayant Yadav will lead North Zone in the upcoming Duleep Trophy after senior batter Mandeep Singh was ruled out of the tournament owing to an injury.
Despite a warning issued to him by the Congress, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot sat on a daylong fast at the Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur on Tuesday, demanding action in cases of alleged corruption related to the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state led by Vasundhara Raje.
The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's vision, observes Arjun Menon.
Bereft of ideas, a lacklustre Indian football team's woes were compounded by its defensive lapses, resulting in a 0-3 drubbing by a dominant Uzbekistan in the AFC Asian Cup in Doha on Thursday.
Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Kohraa's Beqarar Karke Humein in Jawan and an Iranian wedding favourite Jamal Kudu in Animal grew a brand new fanbase in the course of enhancing the storytelling values.
Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 to win Durand Cup title for first time after 23 years
Efforts have also intensified to extinguish the raging forest fires in the state, especially in the worst-affected areas of Nainital, Haldwani and Ramnagar forest divisions, forest officials here said on Sunday.
The visiting side scored through Moustafa Tarek Mashal (4th minute), Almeoz Ali (47th) and Yusuf Adurisag (86th).
India suffered one of its most embarrassing defeat in recent years despite Sunil Chhetri's 94th international goal in his 150th match.
Brought on in the 82nd minute, Chhetri received a perfect delivery from Anirudh Thapa but the India captain could not find the back of the net.
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'Dhoni is a very humble man, besides being a great person who is always motivating us and sharing his experiences.'
Nandhakumar ends East Bengal's 1658-day wait to beat Mohun Bagan
Bagga's father alleged that Punjab Police personnel didn't even allow his son to wear a turban while they were arresting him.
Shah Rukh Khan, whose fame and popularity often seems as vast as the universe, is the man of the hour.
'Given that the market is now demanding disciplined growth, well-run companies should be able to demonstrate profitability with the cash on hand.'
This was Kuwait's second win of the tournament after they beat Nepal 3-1 in their first Group A match.
India's men's football team played out a 1-1 draw against Nepal in an international friendly, in Kathmandu on Thursday, thanks to substitute Anirudh Thapa's equaliser after the hosts grabbed the lead.
The Charanjit Singh Channi-led government in Punjab on Thursday shunted Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan and appointed Anirudh Tewari in her place.
Better late than never! That's the thought on Manipuris minds as they gear up to host their first ever international tournament from Wednesday.
A fresh petition seeking a National Investigation Agency probe into the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on January 5 was filed before the Supreme Court on Monday.
Star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat's request to train in Kyrgyzstan and Poland respectively was approved by TOPS.
A 35-year-old man was battered to death with bricks by a group of unidentified assailants following an altercation over car parking near a roadside eatery in Ghaziabad, police said.
